Unscramble DIRECTIVES and you have 331 words, DIRECTIVES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: DISCRETIVE. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIRECTIVES split into 2 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 19 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2.
2 10-letter words made with DIRECTIVES letters use every letter: DIRECTIVES and its 1 anagram DISCRETIVE, all with 16 points.
5 of 19 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTIVES tie at 14 points; none scores more. DISCRETE, DISCREET and SERVICED will look familiar.
Of the 57 7-letter words from DIRECTIVES, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. SERVICE, DEVICES and CREDITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with DIRECTIVES letters, CERVID, DEVICE and VISCID tie for first at 12 points. CREDIT, DIRECT and SERVED are everyday picks.
VICED tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTIVES at 11 points; next come CIVES and CIVET on 10. DRIVE, SERVE and CITED will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from DIRECTIVES, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. EVER, DISC and RICE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in DIRECTIVES are led by DEV, DIV and VID, 7 points each. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of DIRECTIVES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SCRIEVED, SERVICED and VERDICTS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DIRECTIVES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 331) | 258 | 331 | 236 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISCRETIVE, DESCRIVE, VERDITES, ICTERIDS, STERVED, VERDETS, VERDITE, VERDITS, CIVES, ICTERID, REVIED, RIEVED and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERVIDS, CIDERIEST, EDITRICES, CIDERIES, EIDETICS, SIEVERT, CISTED, DEVIS, CREDS, DEVI, VIDS, CRED and 10 more, 22 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of DIRECTIVES plus a single extra one.